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What Should It Taste Like: Oriental Beauty

The legend behind this tea includes a story of Queen Victoria giving this tea its name. Research suggests the tea wasn’t commonly referred to as Oriental Beauty until the 1970’s. Before that, it was called peng feng (膨风) tea (braggart’s tea). Records mentioning Peng feng tea go back to the 1930’s, so the tea was likely developed and popularized long after the death of Queen Victoria.

Just as important as the flavor and aroma characteristics are notes about intensity of flavors and textures, and duration of aftertaste.

The diagrams may help you visualize Oriental Beauty characteristics along various spectra. Note that I use the spectra universally across teas, so these show general place in relation to most other teas, whether they be green, wulong, etc.

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